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Avs' Liffiton Sent Back to Minors

News: Liffiton was returned to AHL Lake Erie on Sunday, the Denver Post reports.

Analysis: Liffiton did himself proud during his brief stint with the Avs, scoring a goal and going plus-3 in four games. Considering he was playing less than 10 minutes a night, it was a very respectable debut for him. He will probably never possess a ton of fantasy value, but for a stay-at-home defenseman, he showed his value.

Avs' LIffiton: Will Not Play Saturday Against Stars

News: Wilson (leg) will be a game-time decision Saturday against the Stars, the Denver Post reports.

Analysis: Liffiton has a goal in three games since being called up by the Avs at the end of October, but he was only seeing 9-10 minutes of ice time per night. He is essentially fantasy fodder in most formats and not worth having on your roster.

Avs Recall Liffiton from AHL Lake Erie

News: Liffiton has been recalled from AHL Lake Erie, according to milehighhockey.com.

Analysis: Liffiton's recall was necessitated by the injury to Adam Foote, who is out indefinitely with a concussion. Liffiton is a big defenseman (6-2, 210) who is not afraid to drop the gloves, with 50-plus career AHL and NHL fights to his credit (according to hockeyfights.com). Fantasy-wise, his appeal outside of the PIMa category is rather limited. He had a career-high 20 points (5G, 15A) with the Syracuse Crunch last season, along with 118 penalty minutes.

Analysis: Mayorov, Legein and Sestito are all among the Blue Jackets top 20 prospects and could be up at some point in 2009-10. However, they are nothing more than long-term Fantasy keepers. The remaining players are pretty much organizational depth and can be ignored in Fantasy.

Analysis: With the exception of Jessiman and Lampman, who are worth a look in long-term keeper leagues, none of the players mentioned above are useful from a Fantasy perspective. Purinton might be worth consideration if he is recalled, but only in larger leagues which heavily reward penalty minutes.